It snowed last night and into this morning and the roads weren't plowed yet, so I made it a WFH day. I am over winter and have serious crankiness happening. Everything irks me.
I am also in the middle of the 2WW crazies. I keep trying to tell myself that it's not this cycle either, so that I am not just eventually disappointed.
My D&C charges are hitting insurance. I had them run costs when I was deciding between the medicine or D&C and I was expecting to pay for it. So far, everything is being paid 100% by insurance - lab work, the ultrasound when they found the mmc, doctor fee for the procedure.
Post by HoneySpider on Feb 17, 2015 13:01:02 GMT -5
It's a snow day!! After living in South Texas & Arizona for 7+ years it's been a long time since we've had one (Well, DH has one and since I WFH I am sort of having one too) We ended up not getting as much snow though as they were predicting.
We had ice yesterday and I was getting cranky stuck in the house. When things started melting, I went to the gym and ran/walked for an hour. I felt so much better afterwards.
HoneySpider - I am sure the snow day is welcome to you! The rest of us...eh not so much. Although I am not near Boston level snow, so thank God for small favors?
It appears I have ovulated the latest i have in the last year or so, on cd 18. I was cd 13 for a long time now. Of course, this comes in the month I used those clear blue ovulation tests and got 10 days of 'high' fertility and then I ran out of strips. I used my usual wondfos after I ran out of the clear blue ones though and finally got two dark lines on Saturday. Our timing was kind of ok, so we'll see!
My levels finally reached negative last week. So now I'm just waiting to start a new cycle. My RE wants me to do lab work for a recurrent miscarriage work up. Once that comes back then we finally start TTC again.
I have know idea if I have O'd yet since I haven't been really doing anything to keep track of this cycle. I just haven't felt up to it.
I also feel kind of guilty that I haven't been on here that often. I Have felt like I have been in solitude for a long time. I just can't seem to pull myself out it.
Post by callmehales on Feb 17, 2015 14:11:45 GMT -5
i'm at the beginning of FW and i'm half "let's get this going!" and half apathetic because we had our first RE appt and we can't do anything else until CD3 so why bother making myself crazy when it hasn't worked the last 17 cycles.
ouokie - Hugs. I didn't track after my D&C. After my levels went back to negative, my period arrived a few (maybe 2) weeks later. Then I started temping again. It's normal to give it a break for a while. And no need to feel guilty about not being around. If time yourself is what you need, that is what you should do. We're always here for you.
callmehales - In that case, I'd want to get through the next few weeks fast so I can get onto testing. Here's hoping that you get some answers.
I'm in the FW this week but haven't seen a positive OPK yet. I'm anticipating either Thurs or Fri.
I'm in the winter doldrums too. Really ready for it to warm up here. I picked up some cruddy throat stuff so I slept in and took it easy this morning and came in at noon.
We leave for San Diego in a little over 2 weeks, and I'll either have a bfp or cd1 by that time so I'm glad I have something unrelated to look forward to at the end of the 2ww.
I O'd 4 days later than normal this cycle so I'm finally going for my bloodwork to test progesterone tomorrow. I'm 6DPO and don't have any 2WW crazy feelings. I hate that I'm only 8 cycles in and already feel like it might not happen.
I feel like shit today. I have an allergist appointment Monday and can't take any allergy medicine between now and then. I'm going to die.
ouokie - Hugs. I didn't track after my D&C. After my levels went back to negative, my period arrived a few (maybe 2) weeks later. Then I started temping again. It's normal to give it a break for a while. And no need to feel guilty about not being around. If time yourself is what you need, that is what you should do. We're always here for you.
callmehales - In that case, I'd want to get through the next few weeks fast so I can get onto testing. Here's hoping that you get some answers.
raangoli - fingers crossed it's the cycle for all of us. And if it's not, bring on the tequila. I subscribe to the theory if I drink summer drinks, it won't feel like winter anymore.
I got 2 pregnancy announcements this weekend and it's the first time I actually felt sad for myself. One friend is one of those people where everything just works every time. She had a boyfriend for 4 years, got engaged and rushed the wedding so they could try to get pregnant right away. Of course, it happened on the first cycle and she is now offering me ALL of the advice on how to get pregnant. She knows it has been over a year for us. I want to punch her. The other friend is an oops and she has an IUD still in place, so there is a chance that will cause problems and I feel bad that she is stressed about that. They did not want another baby but her H refuses to get snipped and her doc suggested IUD vs surgery for her. I feel like a jerk that I am upset.
I have to fire someone at work tomorrow and I can't wait to get it over with. This week has me really stressed out! We are getting into the FW, so I am hoping that will not add to any more stress! 17 days until I'm on a cruise though, so, that's a happy thing to look forward to!
ouokie - hugs, and please don't feel pressured to hang out if you're not feeling it! I do sometimes feel like jumping in helps get me out of my funk, though. There's a great group of people posting here.
raangoli, I am so jealous of anybody who can WFH! My boss is crazy against it. I need to wait her out until she retires, because our organization should be okay with it as an occasional thing. I would love to be able to get laundry done while I'm working, and things like that. I'm stuck in my office at the computer most of the time anyway!
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
I am driving myself a little nuts, wondering if I actually didn't O this cycle. The RE said with DOR, that wouldn't be uncommon, but I always get a positive OPK. Guess I'm going to start charting!
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
So I went out to dinner last night with some friends I hadn't seen in awhile. One of my friends asked another one if they wanted to have kids soon, and she said yes, and they would try to get pregnant in August or September so she could combine maternity leave with summer vacation (she is a teacher). I hope it works out for her, but in my head I was just like, ha, good luck with that, because the idea of planning your child's birthday is somewhat laughable to me at this point coming up on two years of trying. Then, the friend who asked, who has never tried to get pregnant before, said "oh, you just have to use those ovulation tests". Okay, again, I hope it's that easy for you, but I just found that laughable/incredibly annoying. Then she asks me if we were waiting to buy another house before trying to get pregnant. I didn't feel like discussing it so I just said, "um not necessarily, I don't know, we'll see." Ugh, so then I just felt depressed the rest of the night even though this was a totally innocuous exchange and shouldn't have annoyed me that much.
ouokie I am sorry you're going through a rough time. I hope you're cleared to start trying again soon!
brewco it's sometimes so hard to hear announcements from others even under the best of circumstances, but the ones from your friends seem especially frustrating!
Post by EllenGriswold on Feb 17, 2015 19:28:33 GMT -5
brewco I had one of those "we just got married, OMG worked on the first try" announcements this weekend and it bugged the shit out of me. I just feel annoyed about the whole thing. She told everyone too that they were going to ttc right away and she expected to be pregnant for her sister's wedding this summer. And I was like, oh, well, that's maybe presumptuous. And now that its all actually working out that way it just feels like a super SMUG vibe and I don't like it.
Post by callmehales on Feb 17, 2015 22:45:23 GMT -5
A friend texted me yesterday before my RE appt to say she was thinking of me. So I called her later on my way to work to tell her about it.
When I mentioned the doc wanted to know medical history, I told him my only issue was an abnormal pap 2 years ago. And she goes "oh I hope they told you that doesn't matter, I've had 3 abnormal ones and obviously it didn't affect me!". Yeahhhhh....I'm aware you have a baby because you weren't on BC, used plan b as a precaution but were already PG. And have now decided you're an expert on all things baby and conception.
She's a good friend but she has ZERO self-awareness. Like while we were bitching about a mutual acquaintence who I took off FB when she had her baby, my friend said "I hate when people say they fall in love with their babies right away. Its a lie, the first month is a blur, I think they say it for attention".
NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO COMPLAIN TO. What with the fact that I have no idea if I'll ever have that. Ugh.
I had a pap done last night, and I am now spotting, on cd 27.
I called the cruise company yesterday because we're planning a vacation for November over the holiday week. You can't get fully refund due to pregnancy, but you can't cruise if you are further than 23 weeks. So I called to ask more specifics. He couldn't answer my questions because it was the first time he'd heard this question, and plus also "most people don't book this far out if they might be pregnant." Thanks for reminding me that I'm not most people and that we've been trying for 2 years. His advice is to wait to book. I don't want to a) risk prices jerking up for the holidays b) risk the room type being sold out and c) postpone another vacation for a what if and not land up PG or going on vaca. Blah.
I had a pap done last night, and I am now spotting, on cd 27.
I called the cruise company yesterday because we're planning a vacation for November over the holiday week. You can't get fully refund due to pregnancy, but you can't cruise if you are further than 23 weeks. So I called to ask more specifics. He couldn't answer my questions because it was the first time he'd heard this question, and plus also "most people don't book this far out if they might be pregnant." Thanks for reminding me that I'm not most people and that we've been trying for 2 years. His advice is to wait to book. I don't want to a) risk prices jerking up for the holidays b) risk the room type being sold out and c) postpone another vacation for a what if and not land up PG or going on vaca. Blah.
if you can't go, can you change the cruise instead of trying to cancel it? or is that not allowed?
(i've only ever been on 1, and it was like 3 days)
callmehales it looks like we can cancel with full refund the 75 days prior to the vacation, if we do not book an early saver rate. So we're going to call and book this time instead of online to ensure its not that type of promotional rate.
Mushe - I am glad we have the flexibility to WFH. Most of my group does at least once per week, but I opt to come in. The gym is here, and I don't have a terribly far commute so it's not a huge deal. Sometimes I am tempted though to make it a permanent arrangement. I hope your boss retires soon. If all you need is a laptop, you can do your job (presumably) anywhere, there's no need to be in the office.